I've always wanted to make Lego gladiators, so while I was off on spring break this week I sat down and made some. For the Murmillo, Secutor, Thraex, and Hoplomachus I tried to make them look like what those classes of gladiators really looked like. I had a little fun with the Retiarius and made it a woman, but the weapons and clothing (other than the fact that she's wearing a top since female gladiators fought topless) are all fairly accurate. The Champion is just a guy I made up to try to look as cool as possible.

Murmillos were heavily armored and carried a gladius and a scutum. They usually fought against Thraex or Hoplomachus, and generally they represented roman soldiers in the arena.

Secutors also used a gladius and scutum, but they had less armor and their helmets were generally very smooth. They usually fought retiarius, which used the nets, so they had smooth helmets to prevent getting tangled in the nets of their opponents.

The Thraex's were modeled after Thracean warriors. Their defining weapon was a hooked sword, and they usually fought against Murmillo.

Hoplomachus were styled after Greek Hoplites to make fun of them. They carried weapons that Hoplites would carry, and usually fought Murmillo.

Retiarius were supposed to be like fishermen. They carried a trident, dagger, and a net. They would stay far away from their opponent and try to catch them in a net or stab them with the long trident.

I just made this guy up because I was disappointed that none of the real types used axes or other interesting weapons.

Feel free to use the decals. Just make sure you give me credit. Pretty much all of the accessories used come from Brickforge.

Hope you liked them!

Gladiators Brickshelf

~Thrash

Very cool decals! I think that I like the last one the best, the tattoo is so neat. And yes, Brickforge makes some great weaponry!

Those are some pretty mean gladiators you got there. The only thing I would do is make the female gladiator topless but thats just me.

Wicked work Thrash!

I must get into customs one day, where/what is a good source of yellow torso's?

Wicked work Thrash!

I must get into customs one day, where/what is a good source of yellow torso's?

Spongebob sets you fool! That's why I mentioned them in Erds' shirtless MOC.

I'm not obsessed with Spongebob, I was trying to help

These customs are great Really menacing and impressive. Good work!

Very cool decals! I think that I like the last one the best, the tattoo is so neat. And yes, Brickforge makes some great weaponry!

Thanks! I think that the last one is my favorite too. I had a fun time letting my imagination run wild with that last one after trying to be historically accurate with the other 5.

Those are some pretty mean gladiators you got there. The only thing I would do is make the female gladiator topless but thats just me.

Ha, I thought about it, but in the end decided not to because I didn't want to offend anyone on the forum...

Maybe if I do another group of gladiators I'll throw a topless one in just for you.

Wicked work Thrash!

I must get into customs one day, where/what is a good source of yellow torso's?

Thanks! I think that nearly all of my yellow torsos come from a large bricklink order I placed a year or so ago when I first started making decals. Other than bricklink, I'm not sure where you would get them...I can't think of any sets that have any off the top of my head, much less any sets that have multiples.

Spongebob sets you fool! That's why I mentioned them in Erds' shirtless MOC.

I'm not obsessed with Spongebob, I was trying to help

These customs are great Really menacing and impressive. Good work!

Thanks Svelte_corps...That's odd that Spongebob comes with a black torso. I would have guessed yellow... EDIT: I can't read.

~Thrash

Edited April 3, 200915 yr by Thrash

Thanks Svelte_corps...That's odd that Spongebob comes with a black torso. I would have guessed yellow...

They are yellow.

They are yellow.

Ha, I would try to play it off like I was being sarcastic, but really I just saw the black torso and didn't take the time to read that they were yellow. Now I just feel dumb.

~Thrash

Wow! these Gladiators are great!

I agree, awesome decals Trash. They look very realistic with those weapons and helmets.

Great job.

Wow! these Gladiators are great!

I agree, awesome decals Trash. They look very realistic with those weapons and helmets.

Great job.

Thanks guys!

As a little extra, here's a drawing I did of the retiarius:

~Thrash